title: Skull base chondrosarcoma: a case treated by the CyberKnife system.
abstract: Skull base chondrosarcomas represent 2% of all chondrosarcomas. They usually have a low grade of malignity and a complete resection may be curative. However, often they are considered irresectable because of the difficult approach and another kind of treatment is needed. We present a 54-year-old male case who, after weeks suffering from diplopia, was diagnosed with skull base chondrosarcoma and treated with the CyberKnife system. A review of radiosurgery techniques for skull base neoplasms is carried out.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oncología Médica, Hospital Clínico Lozano Blesa, Zaragoza, Spain. anafp2001@yahoo.es
authors.forename: Ana Isabel
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Ferrer Pérez
authors.forename: Julio
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lambea Sorrosal
authors.forename: María Jesús
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Vidal Losada
authors.forename: María
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tobeña Puyal
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Serrano Solares
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ruiz-Echarri Rueda
mesh_terms: D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016634:Radiosurgery / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D011880:Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted; D019292:Skull Base Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*